Netflix orders 1970s Bronx-set show from Baz Luhrmann

Netflix has ordered "The Get Down," a new drama series from Baz Luhrmann, 52, that premieres in 2016.

The music-driven drama will focus on 1970s New York City, and will consist of 13 one-hour episodes.

The show focuses on a group of South Bronx teenagers, as they sing, dance and fight their way around New York City in one of the most turbulent, exciting decades in the city's history. It will explore how a city at the edge of bankruptcy went on to introduce hip-hop, punk and disco to the world.

"From his very first and magnificently original steps on the world stage with 'Strictly Ballroom' to his most recent with 'The Great Gatsby,' Baz conjures worlds we may not recognize initially, but once there, realize they are infused with the same dreams of every person -- to belong, to matter, to live life to its fullest," said Cindy Holland, vice president of original content for Netflix. "We are thrilled to ? illuminate those same dreams through the artists who came of age in the cauldron of the Bronx in the late 1970s."